Tenor trombone

Here’s a beautiful 1969 Elkhart Conn 88H trombone with serial number M15xxx. This vintage instrument is in great condition, with only some minimal lacquer wear and small scratches. No dents or evidence of major repairs. No Conn wear on the inner slides. The slide and valve are both in really good condition, fast and slient. Really a nice opportunity if you’re looking for a good vintage Conn.

Price: 2300$
2130 CHF
2125 EUR

FAQ Questions

Here are some answers to questions I frequently get on how to buy a used trombone from me. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have further questions!

Q: Do you ship internationally? 
Of course! All my prices include international shipping.

Q: How do I pay? 
My preferred way of payment is a good old bank transfer. But I also accept PayPal, Venmo, Zelle etc.

Q: Can I pay with my credit card?
Yes. I can set that up for you.

Q: Can I pay in installments? 
Yes. We can work something out.

Q: Do you ship with a case? 
Most often times not. Shipping without a case is safer and cheaper. But if you need a case, I can see if I have a suitable case for your trombone.

Here’s a killer deal on a great trombone! It started it’s life as a traditional Corporation Bach 42b. I don’t know who did the work to make it open wrapped, but the work has been done really well. It blows really open and articulations are great on this one! No lacquer on the bell section, so it will tarnish nicely.

I had it services some days ago so it’s in top notch condition. Ready to play.

Price: 1540$
1460 EUR
1500 CHF

FAQ Questions

Here are some answers to questions I frequently get on how to buy a used trombone from me. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have further questions!

Q: Do you ship internationally? 
Of course! All my prices include international shipping.

Q: How do I pay? 
My preferred way of payment is a good old bank transfer. But I also accept PayPal, Venmo, Zelle etc.

Q: Can I pay with my credit card?
Yes. I can set that up for you.

Q: Can I pay in installments? 
Yes. We can work something out.

Q: Do you ship with a case? 
Most often times not. Shipping without a case is safer and cheaper. But if you need a case, I can see if I have a suitable case for your trombone.

What is it? A big tenor trombone? A small bass trombone? Who cares! This Holton TR159 does it all!

Why? Because it’s really mouthpiece sensitive. Put a 5G in it and it will work perfectly fine as a tenor trombone. Take a 1 1/2G and you can play bass trombone all day. The nice red brass bell takes care of you if you “go over the top”.

This one has seen some use as you can tell from the wear on the chrome plated slide handgrip area and the lacquer wear throughout. The valve action is ok. Slide also – could use a tune-up but absolutely playable as is.

It really is a nice player. I’m used to big bass trombones, so switching to this baby is actually easier than switching to my Bach 42.

Price drop!
Previously: 1380$, Now: 1080$!
Previously: 1245 EUR, Now: 1000 EUR!
Previously: 1269 CHF, Now 1035 CHF!

Here’s something you don’t see every day. I actually don’t think I’ve ever seen one on the used market. It’s a Schagerl Fontana large bore tenor trombone.

Schagerl produces fine handmade brass instruments in Austria. They have quite an illustrious artist roaster with Zoltan Kiss, James Morrison, Thomas Gansch and – of course – Argentinian trombone star Lito Fontana. The Fontana model was developed in a 2 year collaboration with Lito and has some quite unique features!

A gold brass bell with a yellow brass slide – nothing fancy so far. The slide crook is in gold brass, as is the valve section. As you can see in this particular exemplary, the bell section is unlacquered.

The valve wrap is really unique as are the ferrules and the bracing design. I also have never seen a tuning slide with this design where one of the tuning slide legs goes into a sort of guide. Works really nicely!

So if you want to sound like Lito – go practice! If you want to have the same horn as Lito, this is it!

Price: 2940$
2655 EUR
2705 CHF

The last of the Corporation Bach extravaganza! Another 42G in good vintage condition. This one has more scratches and lacquer wear than the one from the #3 extravaganza. But it plays just as well.

Unfortunately the bell brace is a little out of alignment bringing the light weight slide nearer to the bell rim. But you get used to it pretty quickly. Slides and valve are fast and quiet.

Price: 2480$
2190 EUR
2300 CHF

Corporation Bach Extravaganza #3: Bach 42G in excellent condition! Corporation Bach’s with the gold brass bell are probably the most asked for trombones at Swisstbone. And I can understand why! The gold brass bell gives a nice warmth and presence to the sound you simply can’t achieve on a yellow brass bell.

This exemplary is no exception. Made around 1978 this is in very good condition! Some lacquer wear and scratches on the lightweight slide and two spots of acid bleed around the bell rim. But other than that it looks great. And it’s of course gig ready out of the box!

Price: 2650$
2380 EUR
2500 CHF

Part 2 of the Corporation Bach extravaganza! A 42b with yellow brass bell and standard weight slide – most corporations I had so far came with a lightweight slide.

According to the serial number this has been made around 1976. Slides and valve are fast, some lacquer wear and scratches – but nothing bad for a trombone of this vintage. The first bell brace is a little out of alignment wich brings the slide nearer to the bell. But once you get used to this, it isn’t really a problem.

Price: 2160$
1910 EUR
2010 CHF

Ok! So let’s start a 4 part Bach corporation extravaganza with this nice 42b yellow brass bell in really nice condition. Some dings were taken out of the flare and the lacquer still shows signs of that repair. But otherwise the bell section is in really nice condition. All original lacquer, valve section works perfectly. No dings or dents on the tuning slides or on the body.

According to the engraving, this should be a standard yellow brass bell. I must say, however, I can not see any difference in color to the two 42G bells that I also sell. If it’s a yellow brass bell, it has darkened a lot!

If you’re a fan of those vintage Bach’s and have a nice slide lying around, this might be the ticket to create an awesome Bach.

Price: 1850$
1620 EUR
1700 CHF

The Yamaha YSL 681B has been developped by Yamaha and Ian Bousfield and is the straight version of the 682B. It features a yellow brass slide and a gold brass bell. It’s probably based on a good Conn 8h as Mr. Bousfield played Conn trombones a lot.

This one is in ok condition. A good polish would take it visually to the next level, but I like trombones with character! The tuning slide is completely unlacquered and looks like it had some dent repair, lacquer is a little worn. The slide is good and silent. This is actually a pretty good sounding large bore trombone. It definitely makes me think of a Conn 8h.

Price: 675 $
605 EUR
625 CHF

Hagmann does not only build trombone valves, but you can also get to their shop and they will build you a trombone out of the different pieces you like. This is one of those custom trombones featuring a yellow brass Courtois bell, a Bach 42 slide and of course a Hagmann valve. The vibrabell system allows the bell to vibrate more freely and makes it really easy to assemble and disassemble the bell section. It’s a great concept wich I use myself on my daily drivers on tenor and bass trombone.

This particular trombone is in excellent condition. The bell section is unlacquered without any dents or scratches. The slide is in excellent condition, fast and silent. As is the valve of course.

Price: 3850$
3410 EUR
3550 CHF